About

Minimal Archives is a curated source of beautifully designed, minimal things for the desk, the home, and the spaces in between.

I’m a Product Designer. I spend my days and a fair few evenings at a desk, or at the corner table of whatever café has the right light. Somewhere along the way I realised I cared about the objects around the work as much as the work itself: the lamp, the keyboard, the cup, the notebook. The things you reach for every day should be quietly, genuinely good.

Minimal Archives is where I keep the ones that catch my eye. I look for the same qualities I look for in good design work: restraint, intention, materials that age well, and nothing wasted.

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If you want the best of what I find, five things, once a week, no noise, the Sunday email is the place to be. Otherwise, look around. I hope you find something worth keeping.

— Louis